Irish athletics braced for doping storm after failed test claims

IRISH athletics is facing a doping scandal heading into the Olympic Games with unconfirmed reports that a prominent athlete has failed an out-of-competition drugs test carried out last month.

The name of the athlete cannot be released for legal reasons. The results of the test should have been made known by now to the athlete and the federation, in this case Athletics Ireland, and the necessary procedures will have to be followed, beginning with a hearing which should be held over the coming week.

The athlete will have the right to have the “B” sample analysed in the presence of a representative and a representative of the Federation.